law clerk
noun
: a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis
landed a job as a law clerk at the Supreme Court straight out of law school
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As a prison law clerk, Holmes also helps women with their legal cases or to secure compassionate release, as well as teaching French classes.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Levin worked as a law clerk for Luther Youngdahl, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., and with his family’s law firm.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The president-elect’s post follows a report in The New York Times that Trump spoke with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito earlier this month after one of Alito’s former law clerks was recommended for an administration job.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Justice Alito said the call was a routine job reference for a former law clerk whom Mr. Trump was considering for a government position.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Levin worked as a law clerk for Luther Youngdahl, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., and with his family’s law firm.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The president-elect’s post follows a report in The New York Times that Trump spoke with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito earlier this month after one of Alito’s former law clerks was recommended for an administration job.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Justice Alito said the call was a routine job reference for a former law clerk whom Mr. Trump was considering for a government position.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Law clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20clerk. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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